§ Mr. FOOTasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to the report of the case of George Pitchford, now serving a term of imprisonment, who, when called to give evidence at the Shrewsbury County Court, appeared manacled; whether he is aware of the disapproval of this indignity expressed by Judge Ivor Bowen at the said court; and whether he will make such alteration in the prison regulations as will save from this humiliation a man who is undergoing his sentence of imprisonment?
§ Mr. DUNNICOasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the fact that when George Pitchford, a farmer, formerly of Stone Acton Hall, Salop, and now serving a term of imprisonment for perjury, was called to give evidence in Shrewsbury County Court on Friday last, he appeared between two warders with his hands tightly manacled, and unable to use pen or pencil; whether he is aware that Judge Ivor Bowen registered a public protest against such treatment; and whether he will undertake to issue instructions that shall prevent persons called upon to give evidence under similar conditions being subjected to such an indignity?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANIn reply to this question and No. 103, I would refer to2012W the answer which I gave to a question asked yesterday by the hon. Member for Newton (Mr. R. Young).